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EP 1 628 792 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.01.2005 (43) Date of publication: 01.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/09 (21) Application number: 04750629.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22C 15/24(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/012743 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/096425 (11.11.2004 Gazette 2004/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 25.04.2003 US 423377 (71) Applicant: Equipment Merchants International, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio 44102-2159 (US)	(72) Inventors: SENK, Gerald, B., Jr. LaGrange, OH 44050 (US) SIGL, Steven, J. Mentor, OH 44060 (US) (74) Representative: Hock, Joachim  Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)